John Tiegen
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John Tiegen is a former U.S. Marine and CIA security contractor best known as one of the Benghazi attack defenders and co-author of the book "13 Hours."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| John Tiegen canonical | 4 |
| John "Tig" Tiegen | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9999316 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: John Tiegen Context triple: [Kris Paronto, coAuthor, John Tiegen]
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A.
Frank Teschemacher
Frank Teschemacher was an influential early Chicago jazz clarinetist and saxophonist known for his role in shaping the Chicago style of the 1920s and early 1930s.
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B.
John Eisendrath
John Eisendrath is a television writer and producer best known for his work on series such as "The Blacklist" and "Alias."
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C.
George Juergens
George Juergens is a central character on the teen drama series "The Secret Life of the American Teenager," known as the quirky, overprotective father navigating family turmoil and teenage pregnancy.
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D.
John Diehl
John Diehl is an American character actor best known for his role as Detective Larry Zito on the 1980s television series "Miami Vice."
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E.
Karl Hettinger
Karl Hettinger was a Los Angeles police officer whose traumatic experience as a kidnapped cop and witness to his partner’s murder in the 1963 “Onion Field” case became the basis for Joseph Wambaugh’s true-crime book and its film adaptation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Tiegen Target entity description: John Tiegen is a former U.S. Marine and CIA security contractor best known as one of the Benghazi attack defenders and co-author of the book "13 Hours."
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A.
Frank Teschemacher
Frank Teschemacher was an influential early Chicago jazz clarinetist and saxophonist known for his role in shaping the Chicago style of the 1920s and early 1930s.
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B.
John Eisendrath
John Eisendrath is a television writer and producer best known for his work on series such as "The Blacklist" and "Alias."
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C.
George Juergens
George Juergens is a central character on the teen drama series "The Secret Life of the American Teenager," known as the quirky, overprotective father navigating family turmoil and teenage pregnancy.
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D.
John Diehl
John Diehl is an American character actor best known for his role as Detective Larry Zito on the 1980s television series "Miami Vice."
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E.
Karl Hettinger
Karl Hettinger was a Los Angeles police officer whose traumatic experience as a kidnapped cop and witness to his partner’s murder in the 1963 “Onion Field” case became the basis for Joseph Wambaugh’s true-crime book and its film adaptation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
CIA security contractor
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former United States Marine ⓘ human ⓘ political candidate ⓘ |
| advocacy |
Second Amendment rights
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national security issues ⓘ veterans issues ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
John "Tig" Tiegen
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linked to:
John Tiegen
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| bookGenre | non-fiction ⓘ |
| bookSubject | 2012 Benghazi attack ⓘ |
| coAuthorOf | 13 Hours: The Inside Account of What Really Happened in Benghazi ⓘ |
| coAuthorWith |
Kris Paronto
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Mark Geist ⓘ Mitchell Zuckoff ⓘ |
| countryOfService | United States of America ⓘ |
| eventParticipatedIn | 2012 Benghazi attack ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the Benghazi attack defenders
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defending the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, in 2012 ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Marine (exact rank not widely cited) ⓘ |
| militaryStatus |
former active-duty Marine
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veteran ⓘ |
| name | John Tiegen ⓘ |
| nationality | United States of America ⓘ |
| notableFor | public speaking on Benghazi and security ⓘ |
| notableWork | 13 Hours: The Inside Account of What Really Happened in Benghazi ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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security contractor ⓘ |
| politicalActivity | ran for mayor of Colorado Springs ⓘ |
| politicalAffiliation | conservative ⓘ |
| politicalOfficeSought | Mayor of Colorado Springs ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Dominic Fumusa ⓘ |
| portrayedIn | 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi ⓘ |
| publicSpeakingTopic |
Benghazi attack
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linked to:
2012 Benghazi attack
leadership under fire ⓘ |
| residence |
Colorado
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Colorado Springs, Colorado ⓘ |
| roleInEvent |
CIA Global Response Staff (GRS) security contractor in Benghazi
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linked to:
CIA Global Response Staff (GRS) operator
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| securityRole | Global Response Staff operator ⓘ |
| servedIn | United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| serviceType |
military service
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private security contracting ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
film 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
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linked to:
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
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| workLocation |
Benghazi, Libya (as CIA security contractor)
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linked to:
Benghazi
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: John Tiegen Description of subject: John Tiegen is a former U.S. Marine and CIA security contractor best known as one of the Benghazi attack defenders and co-author of the book "13 Hours."
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
13 Hours: The Inside Account of What Really Happened in Benghazi
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basedOnAccountsOf
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John Tiegen
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subject linked to:
book "13 Hours: The Inside Account of What Really Happened in Benghazi"
linked to: John Tiegen